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> Have never seen a company so quickly and completely just throw away all of their public good will. Over the past year Docker and D&D/Wizards of the Coast com

> Have never seen a company so quickly and completely just throw away all of their public good will. Over the past year Docker and D&D/Wizards of the Coast come to mind...

all2 3y ago
What happened with Docker? (WotC have been killing goodwill for years at this point, but I guess the MtG folks have a bad case of Stockholm Syndrome.)
- musicale 3y ago
  "Docker is sunsetting Free Team organizations" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35154025 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35154025
  - flurdy 3y ago
    More likely the Docker Hub rate limit https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24262757 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24262757 and the following exodus and confusion
- deleted 3y ago
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- labster 3y ago
  WotC’s trust bonfire was about D&D, revoking the perpetual license OGL. That said I don’t contest that MtG players have Stockholm Syndrome.
mackwell 3y ago
Let’s not forget Reddit
- musicale 3y ago
  Can't believe I omitted reddit and possibly stackoverflow...
  - matheusmoreira 3y ago
    Gotta wonder if HN will end up on this list someday.
Karellen 3y ago
And tumblr, when they announced they would no longer support creators of "adult" content. And (nearly) OnlyFans, when they announced they would no longer support creators of "adult" content (aka, "did a tumblr"). They just about backpedalled quickly enough, and had enough stickyness (no pun intended) from followers, to contain most of the damage.
- plagiarist 3y ago
  I don't understand how it is possible to advance to a decision-making role if someone is stupid enough to attempt to remove porn from OnlyFans, the household name for amateur porn.
  - inemesitaffia 3y ago
    Payment industry issues
  - henrikschroder 3y ago
    They were pressured by their payment provider.
- mcv 3y ago
  I think Unity did a lot more damage than any of the above. D&D is still a powerful brand, and while they angered hardcore fans and creators, the vast majority of roleplayers didn't even notice, and those are their real customers. Tumblr is apparently still around, and OnlyFans is still synonymous with amateur porn. But Unity has only those creators as their customers, and those stake their livelihood on their trust in the company, and with that trust gone, Unity could lose all its customers.
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globalnode 3y ago
I'm still upset at Sony for cancelling Star Wars Galaxies. I avoid Sony products now. I know its immature of me and the product most likely would have been eclipsed by other mmo tech that was coming out but thats the emotional response.
- ahonhn 3y ago
  I've been avoiding Sony products almost 20 years now because they thought it was a cool idea to put autorunning rootkits on audio CDs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...
oddly 3y ago
And Twitter. Albeit in a slightly different way.

> Have never seen a company so quickly and completely just throw away all of their public good will. Over the past year Docker and D&D/Wizards of the Coast come to mind...

all2 3y ago

What happened with Docker? (WotC have been killing goodwill for years at this point, but I guess the MtG folks have a bad case of Stockholm Syndrome.)

musicale 3y ago
"Docker is sunsetting Free Team organizations" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35154025 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35154025
- flurdy 3y ago
  More likely the Docker Hub rate limit https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24262757 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24262757 and the following exodus and confusion
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labster 3y ago
WotC’s trust bonfire was about D&D, revoking the perpetual license OGL. That said I don’t contest that MtG players have Stockholm Syndrome.

mackwell 3y ago

Let’s not forget Reddit

musicale 3y ago
Can't believe I omitted reddit and possibly stackoverflow...
- matheusmoreira 3y ago
  Gotta wonder if HN will end up on this list someday.

Karellen 3y ago

And tumblr, when they announced they would no longer support creators of "adult" content. And (nearly) OnlyFans, when they announced they would no longer support creators of "adult" content (aka, "did a tumblr"). They just about backpedalled quickly enough, and had enough stickyness (no pun intended) from followers, to contain most of the damage.

plagiarist 3y ago
I don't understand how it is possible to advance to a decision-making role if someone is stupid enough to attempt to remove porn from OnlyFans, the household name for amateur porn.
- inemesitaffia 3y ago
  Payment industry issues
- henrikschroder 3y ago
  They were pressured by their payment provider.
mcv 3y ago
I think Unity did a lot more damage than any of the above. D&D is still a powerful brand, and while they angered hardcore fans and creators, the vast majority of roleplayers didn't even notice, and those are their real customers. Tumblr is apparently still around, and OnlyFans is still synonymous with amateur porn. But Unity has only those creators as their customers, and those stake their livelihood on their trust in the company, and with that trust gone, Unity could lose all its customers.

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globalnode 3y ago

I'm still upset at Sony for cancelling Star Wars Galaxies. I avoid Sony products now. I know its immature of me and the product most likely would have been eclipsed by other mmo tech that was coming out but thats the emotional response.

ahonhn 3y ago
I've been avoiding Sony products almost 20 years now because they thought it was a cool idea to put autorunning rootkits on audio CDs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...

oddly 3y ago

And Twitter. Albeit in a slightly different way.